The Red Turtle

The Red Turtle
US theatrical release poster
Directed byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Written by
Produced by
Edited byCéline Kélépikis
Music byLaurent Perez del Mar
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Wild Bunch (France)
  • Toho (Japan)
Release dates
  • 18 May 2016 (2016-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 29 June 2016 (2016-06-29) (France)
  • 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) (Japan)
Running time
80 minutes
Countries
  • Japan
  • France
Budget€10 million[4]
Box office$6.6 million[5]

The Red Turtle (French: La Tortue rouge; Japanese: レッドタートル ある島の物語, romanized: Reddo Tātoru: Aru Shima no Monogatari) is a 2016 animated fantasy drama film directed by Dutch animator Michaël Dudok de Wit who co-wrote the film with French screenwriter Pascale Ferran. The film is an international co-production between Japanese anime company Studio Ghibli and several French companies, including Wild Bunch and Belvision.[a] The film, which has no dialogue, tells the story of a man who becomes shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and meets a giant red female turtle.[6]

The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2016.[7][8] The film was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film for the 89th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ "The Red Turtle - descriptions". Prima Linea Productions. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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  3. ^ "The Red Turtle French press kit" (PDF) (in French). Wild Bunch. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Interview: Michaël Dudok De Wit, director of 'The Red Turtle'". AFA: Animation For Adults : Animation News, Reviews, Articles, Podcasts and More. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "The Red Turtle (2017) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ Amidi, Amid (13 May 2016). "Watch the Trailer for Michael Dudok de Wit's 'The Red Turtle,' Debuting At Cannes". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup". IndieWire. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup". Variety. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.


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